Outings to films have been arranged on a Tuesday, (usually the first) of each alternate month. Commonly we have attended the Nova Cinema, Carlton; the Kino Palace Cinema, Melbourne; or Palace Cinemas at Pentridge, Coburg – for a map click here. There is a carpark under the cinema complex at Pentridge. Members often stay to enjoy luncheon together to discuss the film. Films are commonly chosen by popular vote at the preceding normal Club meeting.

Palace Cinemas opened the Palace Penny Lane Cinema in Moonee Ponds in December 2023. Our Club Film Outings will include this venue into the future. For further information on the cinema click here, and for a map of the area click here. There is a small car park in Young Street just past the Penny Lane Arcade on the left, and this is cheaper (or free) for up to three hours if you validate your parking ticket at the cinema.

For suggestions or further information about film outings, please email here.

The November event was a live show at the Clocktower rather than a film. It was a cabaret performance of CILLA – You’re my World. It featured Danielle O’Malley, performing the powerhouse vocals and self-deprecating humour that made Cilla Black one of the UK’s most beloved icons. Some of the attendees had luch at the Junction Hotel.

The June film outing is despondent; there are no fine films showing at the moment. Annette has suggested I Got Rhythm… The Great Gershwins at the Clocktower on June 17th at 11am. If you would like to attend, let Annette know today please, and have your $26 ready.

The April film outing was at Pentridge cinemas to Black Bag, a spy thriller starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender. It was enjoyed by eight members. After the show the attendees had a pleasant lunch at Lucky Little Dumplings. For more information on the film please click here.

The film outing in February was at the Palace Penny Lane cinemas in Moonee Ponds. The film was Maria, and twelve of us attended, appreciating the surprisingly sad film. Angelina Jolie stars as opera singer Maria Callas, as she reflects on her life and career before her death in 1977 Paris. For more information on the film, please click here.

The last film outing was on Tuesday November 12th at the Palace Pentridge Cinemas, Coburg. The movie was LEE, starring Kate Winslett.  It is the story of Elizabeth ‘Lee” Miller,
a fashion model who became a War Correspondent for Vogue during WW2. It was an interesting and thought provoking film and is adapted from the 1985 The Lives of Lee Miller by her son Antony Penrose. To see pictures click here.

The September club film outing was at the Palace Pentridge Cinemas, Coburg. There was a choice of two movies: Midas Man, a 2024 British biographical film about the life of music entrepreneur Brian Epstein, or It Ends With Us. All attendees opted to attend It Ends With Us which they enjoyed. For more information please click on the poster.

The June film outing was at the Palace Penny Lane Cinemas in Moonee Ponds.  The Taste of Things was the movie a romance/drama starring Juliette Binoche and Benoit Magimel. It is a French culinary experience of gourmands and the flavours of food. Delightful. For more information on the film, please click the film poster on the left.

Our first film outing at the Palace Penny Lane Cinemas, Moonee Ponds was to see Wicked Little Letters in April. The movie starred Olivia Coleman, is described as a Comedy/ Mystery and is based on a true story. The visit was very well attended and we gathered for coffee at Brunetti’s afterward.  For more information on the film, please click the film poster on the right.

Our first film outing for 2024 was in February at the Palace Cinemas at Pentridge, Coburg. Possibly our last event at this venue. We saw the new version of The Colour Purple. For more information about this film, please click on the film poster at left. After the film we enjoyed lunch at the Lucky Little Dumplings Chinese Restaurant opposite.

Our last film outing was in October 2023 – again at the Pentridge (Palace) Cinemas, Coburg. Our group attended a screening of the newly released Martin Scorsese movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon.  For more information about this film, click on the image at left.

In September, the film was About My Father, starring Robert De Niro and Sebastian Maniscalco. For more information, click on the image at right.

At the film outing in August, members attended a screening of Oppenheimer – the new highly rated movie about the story of American scientist J Hubert Oppenheimer, and his role in the development of the atomic bomb. The film is directed by Christopher Nolan and stars Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt and Matt Damon. For more information please click on the image at left.

For the film outing in June, some attended a screening of the film Book Club: The Next Chapter, a 2023 sequel to the 2018 film. The new film again stars Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen. Others attended a screening of the documentary John Farnham: Finding the Voice. For more information about the films, please click the images.

The film outing in  April was to a screening of the new British comedy/drama Allelujah, based on a play by Alan Bennett. The cast includes Judi Dench, Jennifer Saunders and Derek Jacobi. For more information about the film, please click the image at right.

In March, members and guests attended a screening of Living – the new film starring Bill Nighy. Click on the image at left for more details. A good group attended and most stayed on for lunch.

At the first film outing for 2023 – in February – at the Pentridge (Palace) Cinemas, Coburg, members and guests attended a screening of the new Tom Hanks movie: A Man Called Otto. For information about the film please click on the image at right.

The first film outing for 2022 was held in February at the Rapallo Cinema,  Strathmore. For information about this private cinema, please click here. Members and guests filled the 14-seat cinema. The 2021 film by Kenneth Branagh, Belfast, was screened. For information about this film, please click on the image at left.

In May 2022, the film outing was to the Pentridge (Palace) Cinema, Coburg. For information about this new cinema, please click here. Members and guests enjoyed Downton Abbey: A New Era. For information about this film click on the image at right.

In July some members attended  the the French film Lost Illusions or the new Baz Luhrmann film Elvis. For details of the films please click the images.

The September film outing was also at Palace Cinema, Coburg. The group attended a screening of Good Luck to You, Leo Grande. Nancy Stokes (Emma Thompson), a 55-year-old widow, is yearning for some adventure, human connection and some sex. For more information, please click on the image at right.

The last film outing for 2022, was held in November 2022. Quite a few members attended for a screening of Mrs Harris goes to Paris. Please click image at left for details of the film.